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BHUBANESWAR: Less than 24 hours after he was expelled from BJD, Damodar Rout was making the rumour mills work overtime as he held a meeting with former party MP Baijayant Panda at his residence on Thursday. The former Kendrapada MP, though, said those who were strong supporters of Biju babu and had worked with him have been removed from BJD one after the other. "If any attempt is made to form new front, I don't think it will be fruitful," Debi Prasad said. "Senior leaders from other parties, who too have been sidelined, could join this alternate force if it takes shape, a source added. "If they (the sidelined BJD leaders) want to form a new party, it is their business..